The 1986–87
Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
season was the 41st season of the Second Federal League (), the second level
association football
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competition of
SFR Yugoslavia
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, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each.
West Division
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1985–86 season, one club relegated from the
1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1985–86 season. The league was contested in a
double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Vojvodina
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were relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were
Sloga Doboj,
Maribor
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,
Mladost Petrinja and
Dinamo Pančevo.
League table
East Division
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1985–86 season, one club relegated from the
1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1985–86 season. The league was contested in a
double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were
Bokelj,
Majdanpek,
Pobeda and
Vlaznimi Đakovica.
League table
See also
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1986–87 Yugoslav First League
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1986–87 Yugoslav Cup
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